Egypt Proposes Deploying 750 Troops in Sinai

(Ha'aretz) Aluf Benn - Egypt has proposed the deployment of two border guard battalions along its border with Israel in Sinai to prevent smuggling. The force's 750 soldiers are equipped with sidearms and armored vehicles but not anti-tank rockets or mortars. If Israel agrees, the force will be deployed beginning on January 1, 2005. The details will be discussed at a meeting in Israel on November 11.


2004-10-22 00:00:00

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